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	Mesa Verde National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mesa Verde National Park is a national park in southwest Colorado, in the United States.
		Mesa Verde was first studied by Gustaf Nordenskiöld, the son of the polar explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, in 1891.
		Mesa Verde is best known for a large number of well preserved cliff dwellings, houses built in shallow caves along the canyon walls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mesa_Verde_National_Park (688 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park
		Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906.
		Mesa Verde was one of the chief locations they chose.
		Besides the amazing cliff dwellings, Mesa Verde is also home to some of the most beautiful scenic areas in the Southwest.
	www.mesaverde.com /Slideshows/mesaverde/mvslide01.htm (129 words)

	National Park Recital @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base)
		Occasionally, national parks are declared in developed areas with the goal of returning the area to resemble its original state as closely as possible.
		A national park is a reserve of land, usually owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution.
		In Europe the first national parks were a set of nine parks in Sweden in 1910.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/National_park (651 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park - Wikitravel
		Mesa Verde National Park is home of some of the most interesting archeological sights in North America, and was named as one of the must see 50 places to see in your life by National Geographic Traveler Magazine.
		Mesa Verde National Park [1] is a United States National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is located in the southwestern corner of the state of Colorado.
		The entrance to the park is 9 miles east of Cortez CO. and 35 miles west of Durango CO. on US Highway 160 (formerly US Highway 666.) Both Cortez and Durango have airports with daily flights to Denver Colorado and rental car outlets.
	wikitravel.org /en/Mesa_Verde_National_Park (872 words)

	FamilyFun: Greatest Outdoors: Six National Parks MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK Colorado Travel Destination Vacation Family - and More Family Fun
		Picturesque Mesa Verde (Spanish for "green table"), located in southwestern Colorado's high plateau country, was the first national park set aside to preserve the works of people.
		Although the dwellings are the center of attention during the summer, the park also has five hiking trails--three from the campground and two near Chapin Mesa--that kids may appreciate after a tiring morning exploring these sandstone "playhouses." The 2.3-mile round-trip Point Lookout Trail is particularly popular at sunset.
		On Chapin Mesa, the busiest area of the park, rangers lead scheduled, guided tours through Balcony House and Cliff Palace.
	familyfun.go.com /family-travel/places/feature/natlparks1/natlparks15.html (946 words)

	AllRefer.com - Mesa Verde National Park, United States (U.S. National Park System) - Encyclopedia
		Mesa Verde National Park[mA´´su vUrd´, vUr´dE] Pronunciation Key, 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est.
		Mesa Verde National Park, U.S. National Park System
		See D. Smith, Mesa Verde National Park (1988).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MesaVerd.html (185 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park in Mesa Verde, Colorado
		Mesa Verde National Park is located in Southwestern Colorado in plateau country.
		Mesa Verde National Park in Mesa Verde, Colorado
		Many of the park's ruins are located along side in the mesa cliffs.
	www.thescheerfamily.com /outdoor/mvnp.htm (1359 words)

	Colorado Guide - Mesa Verde National Park
		The Park is close to Four Corners, the only point where four states meet, and the centre of former Indian civilisations - several important sites are preserved nearby including the Hovenweep, Aztec Ruins and Canyon de Chelly National Monuments as well as Mesa Verde.
		Mesa Verde is the only American National Park that protects man-made structures, as opposed to natural features.
		As with many other ancient cultures of the Southwest, the Mesa Verde area was abandoned quite suddenly, around 1300 AD and it was not until late last century that their settlements were rediscovered.
	www.americansouthwest.net /colorado/mesa_verde/national_park.html (1008 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division
		Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE) comprises 81 square miles (52,073 acres) of this tableland and was created in 1906 to preserve the archaeological treasures left by the Ancestral Puebloans.
		The mesa of Mesa Verde slopes gently southward until it is truncated by the southwest flowing Mancos River, a tributary to the San Juan River (Wanek, 1959; Condon, 1991).
		Mesa Verde lies on the gently dipping northwest limb of the Hogback Monocline (Condon, 1991; Wanek, 1959).
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/meve/index.htm (2463 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park: Archaeology in Southwest Colorado
		Mesa Verde is a World Cultural Heritage Park, a designation granted by UNESCO to preserve and protect the cultural and national heritage of certain international sites.
		Established by congress in 1906, Mesa Verde is the first national park set aside to preserve the works of humankind.
		Mesa Verde National Park: Archaeology in Southwest Colorado
	www.swcolo.org /Tourism/Archaeology/MesaVerde.html (244 words)

	Mesa Verde Museum Association - Books, Gifts, & Information on Mesa Verde National Park
		Mesa Verde National Park, designated a World Heritage Site in 1978, is one of the premier archeological sites in the world and is of paramount importance in educating people about preserving and protecting our international treasures.
		Mesa Verde Museum Association, in cooperation with the National Park Service and Mesa Verde National Park, assists and supports various interpretive programs, research activities, and visitor services.
		The Association provides educational and interpretive material to visitors of Mesa Verde National Park through an active publishing program and the operation of retail bookstores in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, the Far View Visitor Center, the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez, and the National Parks Electronic Bookstore.
	www.mesaverde.org (555 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park -Anasazi Cliff Dwellings
		Mesa Verde offers a unique chance to walk in the actual footsteps of the vanished Anasazi civilization.
		We explore the outstanding achievements of the Mesa Verdeans in the face of their growing environmental difficulties and draw some fascinating parallels to our own contemporary society.
		Mesa Verde has been designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations.
	www.durango.org /Activities/YearRound/Mesa-Verde.asp (388 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park Information Page
		Mesa Verde National Park is located in the Four Corners Area, which has one of the highest concentrations of archeological sites in the United States and borders the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.
		Mesa Verde National Park was established by Congress on 29 June 1906.
		Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906, coeval with the Antiquities Act.
	www.mesa.verde.national-park.com /info.htm (4541 words)

	Mesa Verde, A Photo Gallery by James Q. Jacobs
		In 1906 Mesa Verde became a National Park.
		Square Tower House is one of the many ruins in Navajo Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park.
		Cliff Palace is the largest pueblo on Mesa Verde, and the largest cliff dwelling.
	jqjacobs.net /southwest/mesa_verde.html (224 words)

	Colorado Guide - Mesa Verde National Park
		Established in 1906, Mesa Verde hosts one of the most spectacular and comprehensive displays of prehistoric pithouses and Indian cliff dwellings in the United States.
		At the parking area for Cliff Palace, park and walk a short distance to an incredible view of the 217 room Cliff Palace, the largest known cliff dwelling in North America.
		The museum and main cliff dwellings are 5.5 miles further down the main park road.
	www.coloradoguide.com /nparks/meve/index.cfm (793 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park GORP
		Mesa Verde's Morefield Campground is the only one available in the park, but you won't mind not having a choice — Morefield is undoubtedly one of the largest and most enjoyable campgrounds in the entire national parks system.
		Mesa Verde National Park is an animal lover's paradise.
		Mesa Verde is first and foremost an archaeological preserve, which means that access to the park's natural resources is restricted out of consideration for its many ruins.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/co_mesa.htm (791 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park - an American treasure, a crown jewel
		Mesa Verde National Park, encompassing over 52,000 acres, is located in the high plateau country of southwestern Colorado between Cortez and Mancos.
		Mesa Verde is famous for its extraordinary and remarkably well-preserved cliff dwellings, pueblos, and kivas.
		The global significance of Mesa Verde was recognized by the United Nations through its selection in 1978 as one of the twelve original World Cultural Heritage sites.
	www.mesaverdefoundation.org /park.shtml (164 words)

	MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
		Mesa Verde was declared a national park- and USA's first cultural park- in 1906.Within it are an interesting archaeological museum (the Chapin Mesa Museum); a visitor centre, and wayside exhibits which depict the daily life of the Anasazi.
		Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site- and a national park with a difference.
		Although Mesa Verde is not strictly speaking a wildlife sanctuary, it harbours an impressive array of wildlife.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/NorthAmerica/usa/nationalparks/mesa_verde.htm (799 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
		What to See and Do Mesa Verde is the only National Park in the United States where the main purpose is to preserve the works of man rather than the works of nature.
		In my opinion the Anasazi cliff dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park are one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of the USA and Canada.
		From the park entrance on US160 you drive up a fairly steep but good quality paved road to the top of the most imposing mesa, which lies to the south of the US Highway.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/natparks/mverde.htm (1325 words)

	Mesa Verde Colorado - USA Tourist
		Mesa Verde National Park is located in the southwestern corner of Colorado near the borders with Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
		Mesa Verde National Park contains the largest and most important archeological preserve of Native American culture in the USA.
		The ruins of many such ancient cliff-side cities are preserved at Mesa Verde National Park.
	www.usatourist.com /english/places/colorado/mesaverde.html (460 words)

	National Park Service's World Heritage Sites: Mesa Verde National Park
		Mesa Verde National Park, in southwestern Colorado, covers 52,121 acres of finger-like mesas cut by steep-walled canyons.
		With the first permanent dwellings, built around A.D. 550, and the continuous occupation of the area lasting until the end of the 13th century, Mesa Verde National Park preserves a vital link to North America's prehistoric past.
		Tucked into sandstone alcoves in these canyons are more than 600 cliff dwellings, for which the park is best known.
	www.cr.nps.gov /worldheritage/mesa.htm (144 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park - MSN Encarta
		Mesa Verde National Park, national park located in southwestern Colorado.
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		Established in 1906, the park contains the most notable and best-preserved...
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	Mesa Verde National Park
		This is the first national park established to preserve cultural heritage and the most famous Anaszai ruins in the world.
		All towed vehicles must be parked at the entrance parking area or at Morefield Village parking area.
		Wetherill Mesa is accessible during the summer by private vehicle between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.
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	Mesa Verde National Park Colorado Scenic Byways
		Preview: Mesa Verde was established primarily because it is one of the nation’s most important archaeological preserves, but it also happens to be an area of outstanding natural beauty.
		Mesa Verde means Green Table, and that is exactly what it looks like from a distance: a huge flat-topped plateau covered with forest.
		A visit to Mesa Verde is one that will leave a deep impression on you for its beauty as well as its history.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XHP011-031 (249 words)

	World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
		The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand.
		Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1986)
		Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999)
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	Mesa Verde National Park Campgrounds - Colorado, southwest, cliff dwellings
		Concessions at Mesa Verde National Park are managed by ARAMARK and authorized by the National Park Service.
		To fully experience Mesa Verde's unspoiled beauty, spend a few nights at Morefield Campground.
		Click here, for more information about special events and guest artist demonstrations happening throughout the Mesa Verde area.
	www.visitmesaverde.com /campgrounds.shtml (211 words)

	50 Places @ nationalgeographic.com
		Protected by an overhanging ledge, Mesa Verde’s cavelike cliff dwellings gleam in the Colorado sunshine.
		Travel to Mesa Verde with poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer Evan S. Connell in the October 1999 issue of TRAVELER.
		This site provides information obtained from the U.S. National Park Service, including camping and hiking guides, maps, sights to see, and the current weather forecast.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/mesaverde.html (184 words)

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